Lucian

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Lucian is ranked 485th among boys in 2024 (634 births). Its best rank was 292nd, in 1881.

Rank in 2024: #485up 3 from 2023
Births in 2024: 6340.04% of boys
Peak year: 2024634 births
Best rank: #292in 1881
Since 1880: 13,795people given the name

Babies named Lucian, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

13,795 boys have been named Lucian in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 634 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 31%. It has spent 87 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Lucian
1880s	219
1890s	160
1900s	162
1910s	770
1920s	957
1930s	546
1940s	490
1950s	448
1960s	300
1970s	272
1980s	300
1990s	372
2000s	1,873
2010s	4,246
2020s	2,680

In 2024, its biggest year

Lucian was the 485th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Lucian

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.